Dear Team,
I have a scenario where I need to provide priority access to multiple users from different projects for only 3 nodes. This means that, at any given time, only 3 nodes can be used in that partition, and if one user is utilizing all 3 nodes, no other user should be able to submit jobs to that partition, or their jobs should remain in the queue.
To achieve this, I attempted to use QoS by creating a floating partition with some of the nodes and configuring a QoS with priority. I also set a limit with GrpTRES=gres/gpu=24, given that each node has 8 GPUs, and there are 3 nodes in total. I then attached the QoS to the partition and assigned it to the users who need access. I Also tried MaxTRES=gres/gpu=24
While this setup works as expected in the testing environment for CPUs, it is not functioning as intended in production, and it is not effectively restricting node usage in the partition. Could anyone provide suggestions or guidance on how to properly implement node restrictions along with priority?
Thank you for your assistance.
Best regards, Manisha Yadav
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Manisha Yadav via slurm-users slurm-users@lists.schedmd.com writes:
To achieve this, I attempted to use QoS by creating a floating partition with some of the nodes and configuring a QoS with priority. I also set a limit with GrpTRES=gres/gpu=24, given that each node has 8 GPUs, and there are 3 nodes in total.
If there are more nodes with GPUs, this will not prevent these users from getting GPUs on more than 3 nodes, it will only prevent them from getting more than 24 GPUs. It will not prevent them from running cpu-only jobs on other nodes either.. I think using GrpTRES=gres/gpu=24,node=3 (or perhaps simply GrpTRES=node=3) should work.
Hii,
Thanks for your valuable reply! Based on your input, I made the following changes to the system configuration: Created a new QoS: Priority: 200 Restriction: 3 nodes, 24 GPUs
Here are the commands I used: sacctmgr add qos test sacctmgr modify qos test set priority=200 sacctmgr modify qos test set GrpTRES=cpu=24 sacctmgr modify qos test set GrpTRES=gres/gpu=24,node=3
Attached the QoS to users from different groups as their default QoS.
Created a floating partition with all the nodes from the default partition and attached the same QoS to this partition. The configuration is as follows:
PartitionName=testingp MaxTime=7-0:00:00 DefaultTime=01:00:00 AllowQos=test State=UP Nodes=node1,node2,node3,node4,node5,node5 DefCpuPerGPU=16 MaxCPUsPerNode=192
However, when the users submit their jobs to the testingp partition, they are not receiving the expected priority. Their jobs are stuck in the queue and are not being allocated resources, while users without any priority are able to get resources on the default partition.
Could you please confirm if my setup is correct, or if any modifications are required on my end? My slurm version is slurm 21.08.6
Manisha Yadav manishay@cdac.in writes:
Could you please confirm if my setup is correct, or if any modifications are required on my end?
I don't see anything wrong with the part of the setup that you've shown.
Have you checked with `sprio -l -j <jobids>` whether the jobs get the extra qos priority? If not, perhaps the multifactor priority plugin isn't in use, or the qos weight is zero. See, e.g, https://slurm.schedmd.com/qos.html
My slurm version is slurm 21.08.6
Oh, that is old. I'd seriously consider upgrading. For instance, this is too old to get security patches.
Hi,
I am encountering the following error while configuring the burst buffer:
root@test-vm1:/opt/slurm-21.08.8/etc# /opt/slurm-21.08.8/sbin/slurmctld -D slurmctld: Job accounting information stored, but details not gathered slurmctld: slurmctld version 21.08.8 started on cluster sddg-cluster slurmctld: accounting_storage/slurmdbd: clusteracct_storage_p_register_ctld: Registering slurmctld at port 6817 with slurmdbd slurmctld: No memory enforcing mechanism configured. slurmctld: Recovered state of 2 nodes slurmctld: Recovered information about 0 jobs slurmctld: select/cons_tres: part_data_create_array: select/cons_tres: preparing for 1 partitions slurmctld: error: Couldn't find the specified plugin name for burst_buffer/lua looking at all files slurmctld: error: cannot find burst_buffer plugin for burst_buffer/lua slurmctld: error: cannot create burst_buffer context for burst_buffer/lua slurmctld: Recovered state of 0 reservations slurmctld: read_slurm_conf: backup_controller not specified slurmctld: select/cons_tres: select_p_reconfigure: select/cons_tres: reconfigure slurmctld: select/cons_tres: part_data_create_array: select/cons_tres: preparing for 1 partitions slurmctld: Running as primary controller slurmctld: error: Couldn't find the specified plugin name for burst_buffer/lua looking at all files slurmctld: error: cannot find burst_buffer plugin for burst_buffer/lua slurmctld: error: cannot create burst_buffer context for burst_buffer/lua slurmctld: fatal: failed to initialize burst buffer plugin
Here are the details related to the burst buffer configuration:
root@test-vm1:/opt/slurm-21.08.8/etc# pwd /opt/slurm-21.08.8/etc
root@test-vm1:/opt/slurm-21.08.8/etc# ls burst_buffer.lua burst_buffer.lua
root@test-vm1:/opt/slurm-21.08.8/etc# cat slurm.conf | grep BurstBufferType=burst_buffer/lua BurstBufferType=burst_buffer/lua
Could you please advise on how to resolve this issue?
Thank you!
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Hi Manisha. Does your Slurm build/installation have burst_buffer_lua.so?
Hii Bjørn-Helge,
I would like to know if it is possible to configure Slurm job notifications via SMS.
___ Regards, Manisha Yadav
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On Thu, Aug 28, 2025, at 8:54 AM, Manisha Yadav via slurm-users wrote:
Hii Bjørn-Helge,
I would like to know if it is possible to configure Slurm job notifications via SMS.
It may be easier to integrate an app, for example using XMPP or other chat protocols/services with efficient mobile applications. SMS integrations are also possible, though you would likely want to do this for a specific bulk SMS provider that has good rates and reliable delivery for the users concerned.
Regards, Manisha Yadav
Manisha Yadav via slurm-users slurm-users@lists.schedmd.com writes:
Hii Bjørn-Helge,
I would like to know if it is possible to configure Slurm job notifications via SMS.
It should be possible. Slurm itself only calls a program/script (MailProg in slurm.conf, default "/bin/mail") when it is supposed to send mail, and you can write your own script that does whatever you want. For instance, on two of our clusters, we have written a script that contacts a locally developed ReST API for sending messages to users.
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